Even apart from the falsifying audience noises which were introduced to make the 'new provenance' plausible, I found this recording something of a chore to listen through. Might have to do with this audition following not long after revisiting Slava in this 'un:

The 're-touched historical' account suffered from (the inevitable) inferior recording; many places where the profile/texture of the piece is much too obscure (an experience only emphasized by just having listened to the splendidly recorded National Symphony whose playing, too, compares very much to their own advantage in this piece).

Of course I knew it was going to happen, but the sight of the simultaneously issued neat, slim and cheap (well, if you buy it from jpc, at least) complete set did gave me an itch of dissatisfaction...

Hmmmm - well, I have just half of these Clementi works and I probably could get about $20 @ PREX for them - and if I bought the remaining ones, all would take up a LOT of room - a 'slim' box looks attractive and I would likely 'break even' in the trade - will add the box to my wish list -

Q - how about the liner notes in the box, i.e. present, abbreviated, or fairly substantial? Thanks - Dave

I don't know who or what Ke$ha is, but I wouldn't be surprised if recording Bach makes the music sound better. I might even gain some respect for him/her/it. There seems to be an irreducible core to Bach's music that survives almost any transformation.

I don't know who or what Ke$ha is, but I wouldn't be surprised if recording Bach makes the music sound better. I might even gain some respect for him/her/it. There seems to be an irreducible core to Bach's music that survives almost any transformation.

I take no responsibility for your emotional state if you click this link. EDIT: You know what? I'm really glad there is someone in this world who doesn't know "what Ke$ha is", and I want to protect that. Please don't click it. Be blissfully unaware.

Cras, Jean (1879-1932) - a career French naval officer eventually reaching the rank of Admiral, but also a composer of a wide variety of works (see a brief bio & a listing of his works HERE). Timpani has made a project of recording his compositions, 9 CDs listed in one of the booklets, including his opera Polypheme. These 2 discs are new arrivals - one recommended on the forum - I never had heard of this man in either major roles in his life? Works on these offerings:

Willoughby earl of Itacarius

From this set CD 8, the last one.I can safely say that this set is the best on the market if it comes to this composer, with Neeme Jarvi on his older Orfeo recordings as a close second. Recommended without hesitation.

First time with Kertesz, or first time hearing the symphony ever? Because I still remember the first time I heard the symphony... I was 14, I think, and it was so dark and malevolent that I ended up frightened. Nowadays it's one of my favorite works ever, of course, but I still occasionally hear a performance that makes me feel afraid!

IMO, these excellent recordings are a sort of terminus ad quem. I mean this is the best possible compromise between a small orchestra playing on modern instruments and the requirements of a historically informed performance.

I don't know who or what Ke$ha is, but I wouldn't be surprised if recording Bach makes the music sound better. I might even gain some respect for him/her/it. There seems to be an irreducible core to Bach's music that survives almost any transformation.

Yes, it has been a very, very popular idea from Romanticism onwards. Almost a dogma, I'd say: the eternal Bach.

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Musica lætitiæ comes medicina dolorum (Music is a companion to joy and a medicine for pains)